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Publication Bias and Graduate Students' Perceived Trust in the Literature

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2016, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Publication bias and questionable research practices (QRPs) are a growing topic of concern (Jeffrey et al., 2015; Kepes & McDaniel, 2013; Koehler et al., 2015; Mullins, Crowe, & Wymer, 2015). Developing a scale to accurately measure the consequences of publication bias on outcomes such as perceived trustworthiness of the literature is critical to evaluate the extent to which publication bias, and QRPs, impact science, and is the goal of the present study. Items were developed using the available research information. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative correlation between graduate student awareness of publication bias and their level of trust in the literature, which was supported. Additionally, distrust, social cynicism, and negative affectivity (NA), were included in the study to assess the validity of the developed measure. It was hypothesized that all validation constructs would negatively correlate with the perceived trustworthiness scale. None of these were supported, however there are several explanations for this. These implications, and study limitations, are discussed further.
Morrie Mullins, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
Dalia Diab, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Mark Nagy, Ph.D (Committee Member)
100 p.

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  • Iman, S. A. (2016). Publication Bias and Graduate Students' Perceived Trust in the Literature [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1459413243

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Iman, Sarah. Publication Bias and Graduate Students' Perceived Trust in the Literature. 2016. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1459413243.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Iman, Sarah. "Publication Bias and Graduate Students' Perceived Trust in the Literature." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1459413243

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)